That Record Got Me High Podcast

Blur's third album, 1994's 'Parklife', was released the same year as Oasis' debut 'Definitely Maybe'. And while many saw this as Britpop's answer to a Beatles/Stones rivalry, none other than Ray Davies himself considered Blur - and especially Parklife - as the heir apparent to ANOTHER classic British band, The Kinks. This week's returning guest Corey duBrowa once again brings the goods as he and Rob attempt to unpack this UK Classic.
Songs discussed in this episode: Girls & Boys (Blur cover) - Terry Edwards and The Scapegoats; Love You (Syd Barrett cover) - Graham Coxon; For Tomorrow, Country House, Sing - Blur; Step On - Happy Mondays; This Is How It Feels - Inspiral Carpets; She's So High - Blur; Love Me For A Reason - The Osmonds; Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones; Girls & Boys, Tracy Jacks - Blur; David Watts - The Kinks; Helicopter - XTC; End Of A Century, Parklife - Blur; Mad John - Small Faces; Bank Holiday, Badhead - Blur; Connection - Elastica; The Debt Collector, Far Out, To The End - Blur; My Mistakes Were Made For You - The Last Shadow Puppets; You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra; To The End (French Version), London Loves, Trouble In The Message Centre, Clover Over Dover, Magic America, Charmless Man, Jubilee - Blur; 20th Century Boy - T-Rex; Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz; This Is A Low, Lot 105 - Blur; Waterloo Sunset - Ray Davies and Damon Albarn

Derisively referred to as "Nobody's favorite Neil Young album", Young's 1986 release 'Landing On Water' was conceived at a time when his own record label, Geffen, sued him for creating albums unrepresentative of his familiar style. This week's guest, Musician/Filmmaker Rossellini, contends that this confoundingly claustrophobic release - filled with icy-loud drums, synclavier and synthesizers - deserves a second look.
Songs discussed in this episode: Hippie Dream (Neil Young cover) - The Slags; A Comment On Ritual - The Nation Of Ulysses; Wonderin', Mr Soul - Neil Young; Boys Of Summer - Don Henley; Turn On Tune In Drop Out - The Fugs; I'll Wait - Van Halen; The X-Files Opening Credits - Mark Snow; Touch The Night (Live at the Catalyst, 1984), Weight Of The World, Violent Side - Neil Young; Bone Machine - Pixies; Dirty Window - Metallica; Rockin' In The Free World, Hippie Dream, Tired Eyes, Bad News Beat - Neil Young; Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson; Touch The Night, Touch The Night (Live at the Catalyst, 1984), People On The Street, Hard Luck Stories, I Got A Problem, Pressure, Drifter - Neil Young; Mineral Water - Small Reactions

For this special BONUS Patron-curated episode, we asked Patrons of the show to send in a song where the bass playing really caught their ear...and GOT THEM HIGH!
Songs discussed in this episode: Big Bottom - Spinal Tap; Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin; Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards; Iron Fist - Motorhead; Slow Hand - Three Mile Pilot; Psycho Killer - Talking Heads; Effort To Waste - Saccharine Trust; Rope Ladder To The Moon - Jack Bruce; Ageispolis - Aphex Twin; Bless The Weather - John Martyn; You Were Lying When You Said You Loved Me - New Fast Automatic Daffodils; Add It Up - Violent Femmes; One Hundred Percent Tree - Dianogah; Lady - Beck, Bogert & Appice; Erpland - Ozric Tentacles; Eye Of Fatima (Pt. 1) - Camper Van Beethoven; The Real Me - The Who; Panic In Detroit - David Bowie; Love Has Brought Me Around - James Taylor; Wax And Wane - Cocteau Twins; 2 + 2 = ? - The Bob Seger System; If You Want Me To Stay - S.L.Y. and The Family Stone; Cause - All; Nice 'N' Sleazy - The Stranglers

This week's guest, writer, director, producer, journalist and musician Gabriel Rotello, brings us the stunning debut studio album by Patti Smith, 'Horses'. Gabriel's latest book, 'The CBGB Conspiracy', is a gritty mystery novel set during the sweltering NYC summer of 1977, with Son of Sam on the prowl and the city rocked by the blackout. As both a musician who lived that scene and a longtime LGBTQ journalist, Gabriel's insight into this  foundational punk landmark of a record is not to be missed!
*NEW AND IMPROVED, with final 15 minutes added back!!
Songs discussed in this episode: My Generation (Who cover - Live at the Agora, Cleveland, OH 1976) - Patti Smith; All The Good Places - Gabriel Rotello; Easter - Patti Smith; Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys; X Offender - Blondie; Judy Is A Punk - Ramones; Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part 2 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer; No Feelings - Sex Pistols; Unknown - Patti Smith/Lenny Kaye - Max's Kansas City, Fall, 1973; Fire Engine (13th Floor Elevators cover) - Television (Live at CBGBs, 1975); Gloria, Because The Night, Redondo Beach, Birdland - Patti Smith; Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols; Birdland - Patti Smith; Personality Crisis - New York Dolls; Free Money, Kimberly - Patti Smith; Marquee Moon - Television; Break It Up, Land - Patti Smith; Teenage Crutch - The Shirts; 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) - Jimi Hendrix; Elegie - Patti Smith; Redondo Beach (Patti Smith cover) - Morrissey (Live at Earls Court)

Returning guest and long-time friend of the show Tom Lawery brings us Sub Pop band (by way of the Carolinas) Band Of Horses and their second album, 2007s 'Cease To Begin'. Both evocative AND rocking, it's a record that delivers big riffs in a beautiful, indie-guitar pop package.
Songs discussed in this episode: Luther (Kendrick Lamar and SZA cover) - Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell; Trinidad - Geese; The Funeral - Band Of Horses; One Big Holiday - My Morning Jacket; They'll Only Miss You When You Leave - Carissa's Wierd; Is There A Ghost, Ode to LRC - Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You - CeeLo Green; No One's Gonna Love You, Detlef Schrempf, The General Specific - Band Of Horses; Tears Of Rage - The Band; Lamb On The Lam (In The City), Islands On The Coast - Band Of Horses; Goin' Against Your Mind - Built To Spill; Mississippi - Bob Dylan; Marry's Song - Band Of Horses; Seven Bridges Road (Live) - The Eagles; Act Together - Ron Wood; Act Together (Live, 2007), Cigarettes, Wedding Bands, Window Blues - Band Of Horses; When I Get Old - Descendents